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title:      "Packer"
ring:       adopt
quadrant:   platforms-and-aoe-services

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Machine images are important for modern deployment pipelines and fast ramp of of new infrastructure.

We are using [Packer](https://www.packer.io/intro/getting-started/build-image.html) to build so called "Golden images" that are used in our [Infrastructure as Code](/methods-and-patterns/infrastructure-as-code.html) based provisionings.